She also fills each narrow strip of pur, and Maryam and her sister seal the filling in with a smooth flour-and-water paste. Like me, Maryam has never mastered the intricate art of filling samoosas.

We are calling on all samoosa loving makers and eaters to let loose at our debut competition set to take place at the Al Ansaar Souk Trade Fair on December 23 at the Durban Exhibition Centre at 2pm.

The ''samoosa file'' is set to return to haunt the South African government when the case of missing Pakistani national Khalid Rashid returns to court in eight days’ time. The file ...

Recently, Vietnamese-American chef Newton Nguyen made samoosas after his Instagram followers suggested he do so. The samoosa-making video went viral, amassing more than 10 million views.